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Admittedly, this isn’t an answer to a question strictly about acting, but Kristine Oller is a friend and fellow blogger whose background in acting and organization has led her to a career advising creative clients on how to better manage their careers and lives. And she interviews people in our business about their successes and strengths.

My Coffee Date with Kristine Oller was fantastic.

Kristine Oller is an amazing woman, with whom I’ve had the pleasure of having a great working relationship for many years, both personally and professionally. She is my Power Group Facilitator at The Actors’ Network, and we’ve worked together on ventures for her, for me and for third parties. We’re also both members of a not-so-highly-secretive online think tank.

Kristine’s newest venture, The Actors Library, is an amazing collection of resources for the new and working actor, as well as for the veteran performer. You’ll find articles, reference material, conversations, support and other like-minded actors that are striving to be better, have an advantage in the industry, and finding it at Kristine’s site.

Kristine interviewed me recently, a good long 90 minute or so interview (you can purchase the audio here), on acting, voicework, sudden success and being more efficient in marketing, auditioning and performance.

These Coffee Dates, as she calls them, are the online equivalent of sitting down with someone over coffee, having a lively conversation about the subject’s special skills and interest, and really honing in on some great takeaways that can help your acting career.

I feel really honored whenever I have an interaction with Kristine, because although she, like me, find profitable and enjoyable the art of commerce, she really does care about her clients and friends. When she sets out to get some information and share it, it’s potent and often life-changing. Here’s what she wrote about our coffee date interview:

My friend and mentor, David H. Lawrence XVII, is another multi-hyphenate with an extensive and varied career in all things voice: hosting his own broadcast satellite radio shows and podcasts, working as the THE voice of AOL (among other v.o. gigs), producing, directing, casting (video games, demos reels, audio books, etc) and teaching and speaking internationally about the business and craft of voice overs. So, like, he has some stuff to share. Most of it is definitely worth your while. (And did I mention he created this?)

She is too kind. But – she’s a great interviewer, and an even better career strategist. Take advantage of what she has to offer at The Actors’ Library, and tell her I said hello when you stop by. Again, you can purchase the audio here.

I’ve been enjoying your blog very much. I just wanted to say I especially loved the clip about how you booked your role on “Heroes”.
You definitely had good karma keeping your commitment to the student filmmaker and it came back to you tenfold. Sometimes it’s not just about the money; integrity is a very important attribute to have as an artist.